1935, 1936 and 1937 American League Players and World Series now on DVD!

Description: 1935, 1936 and 1937 AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYERS Three Vintage Films, all on one DVD! Following the successful release of Baseball’s first sound motion picture “Play Ball!” of 1934, the Fisher Body Division of General Motors Corp. sponsored three more half-hour baseball films. In these, all narrated by Ted Husing, American League players demonstrate their playing techniques, talk baseball, and are shown enjoying their off-season hobbies and driving their new General Motors vehicles (with Fisher Bodies of course)! A new film was released every year, also including highlights of that year’s World Series, each won by the American League team. Rare Sportsfilms Inc. has restored all three of these rare films, now available on one 89-minute DVD! Here are the titles and what and who you’ll see on each film: 1935 “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” – Introduced by commissioner Judge “Kenesaw Mountain” Landis, this film begins showing submarine pitcher Eldon Auker of the Tigers at old League Park, Cleveland. Wes Farrell of the Red Sox talks pitching at Fenway Park. Detroit’s curve baller Tommy Bridges gives advice on pitching at Navin Field. Ted Lyons shown at old Comiskey Park. Yank’s Lefty Gomez warms up at Yankee Stadium. At Sportsman’s Park St. Louis, Rogers Hornsby talks about his batting stance and hits pitches back thru the middle of the diamond. Detroit slugger Hank Greenberg demonstrates hitting balls from his batting stance at Navin Field. Power hitter Jimmie Foxx of the Athletics talks hitting at Shibe Park. Joe Vosmik’s swing is shown from behind home plate at League Park. At Yankee Stadium, Lou Gehrig says “players can easily strike out if they swing too hard”, then demonstrates his powerful, level swing and smooth follow-through in slow-motion. Washington’s 1935 A.L. batting champ Buddy Myer (.349) shows good batting form. Clown prince of baseball Al Schacht does a “goofball routine” at Fenway Park. Connie Mack gives his advice to all young ballplayers. Then the players are shown at leisure and during the off-season: Tiger SS Billy Rogell goes hunting, Hank Greenberg loads his bats into the back of his car at the end of the season. Eldon Auker in his car on campus at Kansas State University. Tiger World Series hero Goose Goslin gets into his car outside Navin Field. Manager Mickey Cochrane leaves his house with clubs to play golf. Charlie Gehringer runs his own service station. 1935 World Series at Navin Field – managers Mickey Cochrane and Charlie Grimm get together at home plate before game and Grimm says he thinks the Cubs should win in 6 games. Judge Landis, Will Harridge, Babe Ruth, Al Schacht, George Raft in the stands before the game, which Cubs win, 3-0. Next day it’s Tommy Bridges vs Charlie Root and Tigers bounce back 8-3 on Greenberg’s HR! Game 3 at Wrigley Field, Ford Frick, Marvin Owen and Frank Navin shown before the game, and Cubs win 3-1. Game 6 back at Detroit, Tommy Bridges vs Larry French. Goslin’s 9th inning hit drives in Cochrane with the winning run and Tigers are World Champs! 1936 “Heads Up Baseball” – Moe Berg of the Red Sox comes across a sandlot game and stops to talk and offer advice to the youngsters. World Champion Tigers manager Mickey Cochrane speaks during spring training at Henley Field, Lakeland, Florida. Yankees shown at Waterfront Park, St. Pete. More hitting by Hornsby at Sportsman’s Park. He’s still smashing ‘em back up the middle! Chisox SS and A.L. batting champ Luke Appling (.388 in ’36) shows his batting style at Comiskey Park. Also at Comiskey, Chisox manager Jimmy Dykes talks to pitcher Vern Kennedy before he shows how to “set up” a hitter for a KO. Rookie strikeout pitcher Bob Feller (age 17 in ’36) set ML record with 17 strikeouts in a game! Young Bob gets advice from veteran coach George Uhle. In 1936, this shows how baseballs are made! Another great A.L. rookie makes the scene in ’36 – Joe DiMaggio, shown here with teammates Frank Crosetti and Tony Lazzari. Joe talks about how to hit a baseball and his swing is shown in slow-motion. At Fenway Park, third base “coach” Al Schacht puts on another comedy routine. Baseball “problem” calls (how would YOU call it?) Shown are Jackie Hayes at Comiskey, Don Heffner, Earle Combs and Tony Lazzari at Sportsman’s Park, then Billy Rogell, Heinie Manush and Mel Almada at Fenway Park. Players shown off the field with their cars: “Twinkle Toes” Selkirk picks up his new car from the dealer. Frank Crosetti packs his gun and hunting boots in the trunk of his car before going duck hunting. Johnny Murphy and his son visit Fordham University. Joe DiMaggio gets mobbed by autograph seekers before getting in his car and driving off. Lou Gehrig gets in his car in New York. Yank pilot Joe McCarthy arrives home in his car. 1936 World Series opener at the Polo Grounds, Yanks vs Giants. Managers Bill Terry and McCarthy speak before the first game. Starters are Red Ruffing and Carl Hubbell. FDR throws out first ball. Homers by Selkirk and Bartell are shown, Giants and Hubbell win opener 6-1. Lefty Gomez and Yanks win game two 18-4! In Yanks big 7-run third, Lazzari hits 2nd grand slam in W. S. history! Back at Polo Grounds for the 6th game, celebrities are shown: Col Jake Ruppert, Ed Barrow, Judge Landis, Connie Mack, Clark Griffith with former president Hoover, Joe DiMaggio signing autographs. Gomez and Freddie Fitzsimmons are starters. Shown is Jake Powell’s 2-run HR which ties the game in the 2nd. Inning. Yanks lead 6-5 after 8 innings, but score 7 more in the 9th for a 13-5 win to clinch the series 4 games to 2. 1937 “Batter Up” – American League President William Harridge introduces this film. Yank pilot Joe McCarthy in the dugout with coaches Don Schulte and Earle Combs. Joe talks about his sophomore star Joe DiMaggio. White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes talks to youngsters about baseball. Senators’ Joe Kuhl shows first base play. At Comiskey Park, keystone combo Luke Appling and Jackie Hayes show their stuff! 1937 All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium. Shown before game are Ford Frick and Harridge, McCarthy & coaches Del Baker and Art Fletcher. First pitch, then DiMaggio’s single followed by Gehrig’s HR off Dizzy Dean. Connie Mack gives three attributes of a good young ball player. Pitcher Lefty Gomez warming up at Navin Field. Young fireballer Bob Feller talks about pitching and demonstrates at League Park. Red Ruffing pitching at Navin Field. Outfield play with Boston’s Roy Johnson, Washington’s Jake Powell, Jo Jo White of the Tigers and Mel Almada of the Red Sox, mostly at Fenway Park. Ben Chapman of the Yankees discusses playing line drives and ground balls in the outfield and is shown demonstrating at League Park. Sam West of the Browns also comments about outfield play and George Selkirk demonstrates at Yankee Stadium. More on first base play by Joe Kuhl, then second base play is demonstrated by Boston’s Oscar Melillo. Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin gives tips on playing shortstop and Mel Almeda also shown, both at Fenway. The smooth, balanced swing of A.L. batting champ Charlie Gehringer (.371 in ’37) is shown in slow-motion. Cronin talks about the biggest change in the game of baseball lately, the increase in home runs. He then introduces his own slugger Jimmie Foxx, acquired last year from the Athletics. Shown are the top six A.L. home run hitters of 1937: DiMaggio (46), Greenberg (40), Gehrig (37), Foxx (36), young Rudy York (35) and Hal Trosky (32). Umpire Harry Geisel talks about one of the toughest calls to make in baseball. Players then shown in activities off the field: Monte Pearson, Red Rolfe, Bump Hadley, Joe DiMaggio (unloading fresh crabs at his S.F. restaurant, “The Grotto”) Bill Dickey hunting with his prize setters and manager Joe McCarthy. Last 5 minutes of the ’37 film shows highlights of four of the five games of the 1937 World Series, Yanks vs Giants. Be sure to bookmark by eBay ID "idot722" for future listings of more fine quality restored vintage baseball films now on DVD! The 1946 World Series is now available on DVD from Rare Sportsfilms, Inc! This is also our first baseball DVD mastered from HD! Not only does it include the original film by Major League baseball, but we have added an extra bonus – two different never-before-seen shorter versions of the World Series, the 1946 All-Star Game at Fenway Park, and three vintage interviews with players who played prominent roles in the 1946 World Series, Johnny Pesky, Harry “The Cat “ Brecheen and Stan Musial! In front of his home fans, Ted Williams puts on one of the greatest one-man shows in All-Star history! Shown is Charley Keller’s first inning home run with Williams on base to put the A.L. out in front, 2-0. In the fourth, Ted smashes a Kirby Higbe pitch out of the park to push the lead to 3-0. But his most remembered at-bat comes in the 8th, when he hits Rip Sewell’s celebrated ‘Blooper Pitch’ into the bullpen with two on to drive in three more runs! With a walk and four hits (two homers) and 5 RBI’s in five trips, Ted leads the American League to the most lopsided victory in the All-Star series! The 1946 World Series was the first fall classic the Red Sox ever lost (they were 5-0) and pitted a match-up of two of the greatest hitters the game has known; Williams and Musial, however both struggle in the series, as other players steal the limelight. Bobby Doerr hits .409 and Rudy York swings a big bat, walloping two homers, a triple and a double for the Red Sox. Harry Walker is the batting star for St. Louis with .412 for the series. Playing in his first major league season, rookie Joe Garagiola hits .316 with two doubles in five games! Game 1 at Sportsmans Park: Tex Hughson vs Howie Pollet – Pinky Higgins’ bad hop grounder to Marty Marion ties the game in the ninth, 2-2, and Rudy York’s homer in the tenth wraps up a 3-2 Red Sox victory in the series opener. Game 2 at Sportsmans Park: Harry Brecheen vs Mickey Harris – Eventual pitching star of the series Harry Brecheen tosses a four-hit shutout at the beantowners and the Cardinals win 3-0 to tie the series at a game apiece. Game 3 at Fenway Park: Boo Ferris vs Murry Dickson – The Red Sox, shut out in game 2 by Brecheen, turn the tables and this time shut out St. Louis 4-0, scoring three of their four runs in the first inning. Rudy York hits another homer! Game 4 at Fenway Park: George Munger vs Tex Hughson – In the only blowout of the series, the Cardinals back Munger with a 20-hit barrage vs. Red Sox pitching and tromp Boston, 12-3. The hitting stars of the game are Whitey Kurowski, Enos Slaughter and rookie catcher Joe Garagiola, with each rapping out four hits during the afternoon! Slaughter and Bobby Doerr each hit home runs! Game 5 at Fenway Park: Joe Dobson vs Howie Pollet –Dobson tosses a four-hitter at the Redbirds, Sox right fielder Leon Culbertson smacks a homer and the Red Sox go ahead in the series with a 6-3 victory. Game 6 at Sportsmans Park: Harry Brecheen vs Mickey Harris – With their backs to the wall, the Cardinals bounce back with a 4-1 win. Brecheen chalks up his second victory in the series. His only extra base hit given up is a triple by Rudy York! Game 7 at Sportsmans Park: Murry Dickson vs Boo Ferris – In one of the great seventh games in World Series history, the Cardinals prevail, thanks to great relief pitching by little lefty Harry Brecheen, and the daring base running of hustling Enos Slaughter! The Cards overcome a 1-0 first inning Red Sox lead and come back to go ahead 3-1 after five innings. They hold the powerful Sox until the eighth, when Dom DiMaggio’s clutch double with two on ties the score at 3-3! In the bottom of the eighth, Slaughter opens with a single off Sox reliever Bob Klinger. With two outs and Slaughter running with the pitch, Harry Walker hits to left center. Slaughter doesn’t stop at third as expected, but tears for the plate, much to the surprise of startled relay man Johnny Pesky, who hurriedly makes a throw to catcher Roy Partee as Slaughter scores the go-ahead run! Brecheen holds off the Red Sox in the ninth and the Cardinals are World Champions! 1946 World Series Films by Texaco Petroleum and on the TV show “Time Out For Sports” are an additional bonus on this DVD! The action is shown from totally different angles and from a different perspective than before. Afterward, you’ll enjoy Marty Glickman interviews with Johnny Pesky and Harry Brecheen, then Lew Fonseca interviews Stan Musial. All talk about the 1946 World Series as well as other baseball subjects. Buyer pays shipping of only $3.00 on this item, which will be shipped out by Media Mail! Be sure to bookmark my eBay user ID “baseball1a” for future listings of more vintage sports on high quality Rare Sportsfilms DVDs!

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